Systems and methods for selecting vehicle routes

US20220187089A1Pending Publication Date: 2022-06-16BLUEOWL LLC
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2022-06-16

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Abstract

Method and system for selecting a vehicle route. For example, the method includes collecting information for a future vehicle trip that will be made by a user, generating multiple routes for the same future vehicle trip, predicting an amount of fuel consumption for each of the multiple routes based at least in part upon information for the route and user driving features of the user, and selecting a route from the multiple routes based at least in part upon the amounts of fuel consumption predicted for the user, where the selected route corresponds to a least amount among the amounts of fuel consumption predicted for the user.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 899,038, filed Sep. 11, 2019, incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0002] Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to selecting a vehicle route for a user. More particularly, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for selecting a route from among multiple routes based at least in part upon a predicted fuel consumption efficiency for the route. Merely by way of example, the present disclosure has been applied to selecting a route for a vehicle trip that the user will make between a particular pair of origination and destination points. But it would be recognized that the present disclosure has much broader range of applicability.BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0003] Numerous route selection techniques exist to assist a vehicle operator in mapping out a route for a potential trip. Th...

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[0018]Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to selecting a vehicle route for a user. More particularly, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for selecting a route from among multiple routes based at least in part upon a predicted fuel consumption efficiency for the route. Merely by way of example, the present disclosure has been applied to selecting a route for a vehicle trip that the user will make between a particular pair of origination and destination points. But it would be recognized that the present disclosure has much broader range of applicability.

[0019]As discussed herein, fuel consumption efficiency refers to the amount of fuel used per unit distance according to some embodiments. According to various embodiments, the fuel includes any suitable type of vehicle fuel such as gasoline, diesel, natural gas, hydrogen, propane, alcohol, other hydrocarbons, or mixtures thereof.

I. One or More Methods for Selecting a Vehicle R...